The Youngest Son of the Eunhae Merchant Group - Chapter 476

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The Youngest Son of the Eun Hae Trading Company Chapter 476

Chapter 476. Gung Shin (3)

A Warrior’s profession fundamentally involves physical labor. Which means they understand bodies intimately.
Therefore, they also know precisely which points cause excruciating pain when struck.
Seo-woo Warrior didn’t stop with a single kick.
Thud! Thud! Thud!
He struck the shin three more times with perfect accuracy, and each time the unmistakable crack of breaking bone echoed.
Snap! Crack! Crunch!
As a result, the Physician foamed at the mouth and soiled himself from the agony.
Every spot Seo-woo Warrior had kicked was an extremely vital pressure point.
Seeing this, I could only imagine the Physician who had deceived both Seo-woo Warrior and Lady Hong Geum-so hadn’t fared well at all.
Seo-woo Warrior bowed to me and stepped back.
“Thank you for permitting my personal action.”
“It’s fine. I understand.”
Besides, it saved me the trouble of getting my own hands dirty.
“So then, where are your other associates?”
“I… I don’t know.”
“Not that they don’t exist, but that you don’t know means they do exist, doesn’t it?”
“…!”
“You have two legs. And two arms as well.”
“That’s just stating the obvious…”
“Most people would speak up immediately to avoid such pain, but I never knew you had a hobby of enjoying it.”
Understanding my meaning, he spoke urgently.
“I-I’ll talk! I’ll tell you! Ughhhh! I’m telling you!”
I could once again appreciate just how agonizing Seo-woo Warrior’s hands were.
The Physician spilled information about the others’ locations without hesitation.
Their organization’s name was the Eun Sa Dan.
Meaning “hidden in sand,” it carried both their confidence that no one could find them easily and a mocking arrogance.
The organization had persisted for decades, so they had reason for such pride.
Yet in my previous life, the Emperor had thoroughly dismantled them.
And now they were being thoroughly dismantled by my hand once more.
Their numbers were around fifty, with their headquarters in Nanking, he said.
Nanking… how convenient.
I glanced at Gung Shin.
Realizing the scale of this matter was larger than expected, he was biting his lip.
He had come to understand this wasn’t something he could resolve alone.
He closed his eyes briefly, then opened them and knelt before me.
“Please help me.”
“Pardon?”
“I cannot forgive those who destroyed my father and sought to drag me into the Black Path.”
“So you wish for revenge.”
“Yes. But I… lack the strength.”
His eyes gleamed as he pleaded earnestly with me.
“So please lend me your strength. Help me take revenge against them.”
I regarded him quietly before asking.
“If I lend you my strength, what will you offer in return?”
“Pardon?”
“You’re not asking me to lend you strength for free, are you? As I mentioned before, I’m a merchant. I prefer transactions where the flow is clear.”
He pondered my words before responding.
“All I possess is my skill with the bow. If you’ll have it, I offer my talent to you.”
Before I could even make the proposal, he voluntarily offered his own skills.
It was worthwhile asking the Physician about the scale of their organization.
“But your father remains, does he not? Can you make such a decision without consulting him?”
“Dae-in saved my father’s life and prevented our family’s honor from being tarnished. If I know my father at all, he will support this decision.”
“I understand. Do not regret this decision.”
“I will not.”
“Then we’ll draw up the contract later…”
I turned my gaze toward the Fraudulent Physician and spoke coldly.
“Confess everything the Eun Sa Dan has done. And who commissioned the assassination of Ak Dae-in.”
“A-assassination? What are you…? How can you treat an innocent person this way?”
“Sigh.”
I exhaled deeply.
“You’ve harmed this Young Master’s family, yet you claim to be innocent?”
“…Damn it.”
“And do you remember the question that Young Master asked earlier? How could he be here now? If he’d shot Ak Dae-in, he’d be in Prison, not standing here.”
“…”
I smiled as I answered.
“I stopped him. And I subdued the one watching over the Young Master beside him.”
Then I turned to address the Guard Warriors.
“Bring him out.”
“Yes, sir!”
They dragged the unconscious man forward and threw him into the House Courtyard.
“So, even if you don’t answer, there’s another here who will. Then why would I tell you this?”
Then I approached the Fraudulent Physician with a smile.
“Since you enjoy pain, I’ll oblige. Seo-woo Warrior.”
“Yes, sir!”
“You still have one leg and both arms left. Breaking a few bones won’t threaten your life.”
“I was hoping to dismember your limbs anyway, so thank you.”
“You damn bastards! What did I do so wrong? I was just trying to survive!”
He screamed and cursed loudly.
“Still, you shouldn’t have made others cry tears of blood.”
“Aaahhhhh! You damn bastards!”
“Ah, I should seal the pressure point. There’s an annoying dog barking sound coming from somewhere.”
“Understood.”
I spoke to the Fraudulent Physician.
“So when you feel the urge to confess everything, nod your head vigorously.”
In truth, the Bone Fracture technique would be more effective, but it required quite refined control of internal energy.
One careless mistake could kill the subject, so I had to be extremely careful.
That’s why I only use it when blood shouldn’t be spilled. Besides, there are countless other ways to inflict pain.
I suppose this makes me seem rather villainous, but what of it.
As long as I don’t maliciously drain others’ lifeblood, it matters little.
As Seo-woo Warrior began methodically crushing the Fraudulent Physician’s right arm, he nodded frantically.
Yes, I already knew he wouldn’t last long.
Why resist when this was inevitable anyway…
But I pretended not to notice, only releasing the pressure point after his entire right arm had been thoroughly crushed.
To completely break his spirit.
Only then would he confess everything without reservation.
“Gasp, gasp… you damn bastards. I’ll talk… I’ll talk…”
“You still don’t seem to understand the situation.”
As I was about to call Seo-woo Warrior again, he pleaded desperately.
“No, no! Let me speak! Please, I beg you!”
“Palgap.”
“Yes! You called for me?”
“Bring brush, ink, and paper. Be ready to write.”
“Understood!”
Palgap quickly prepared everything.
I couldn’t tell if the brush, ink, and paper were merely decorative or actually used, but fortunately they were available.
“Then, shall we start with the most recent murder?”
And so the Fraudulent Physician confessed to every crime he could remember.
“That… that’s everything.”
“Good. Now wake him up.”
“Understood.”
While the Guard Warriors splashed water on him to bring him to consciousness, I spoke to the Fraudulent Physician.
“Do you know what cross-verification is?”
“…?”
“It means listening to multiple people’s accounts and finding discrepancies. And I dislike uncertainty.”
I spoke as I watched the man awaken from the splash of water.
“Ask him if there’s anything he left out, and I’ll crush the other arm just as thoroughly.”
“Ugh! Th-that place….”
“Unnecessary words are troublesome.”
I immediately struck his pressure point.
He screamed silently, but it was already too late.
He should have done well when given the chance.
Then I turned my head toward the man who had given Gung Shin his orders.
“You see that?”
He looked at the Fraudulent Physician, now a mangled wreck with arrows embedded in his limbs and bound in place, and swallowed hard with a tense expression.
Thunk!
The Yeo Eung-am Warrior thrust his sword into the man’s thigh and twisted it.
“Aaaahhhhh!”
At my signal, the Yeo Eung-am Warrior withdrew his sword and pressed the pressure point to stop the bleeding.
“The pain you’re experiencing now isn’t even a tenth of what that physician endured.”
And it doesn’t even reach a hundredth of the suffering Gung Shin and that Spring Commander experienced.
“Wh-what do you want?”
Seeing the mangled state of the Fraudulent Physician, he resigned himself readily.
I picked up the paper Palgap had written on and spoke.
“Listen as I read this, and tell me if anything is wrong. For each point I correct, I’ll reduce your suffering by half.”
“I will do my utmost.”
His eyes held a grim determination.
“Three years ago, you killed the Manor Lord of the Jing Family Estate in Jiangsu Province. With such clean work, killing only the Manor Lord….”
“That’s incorrect. I also killed the Manor Lord’s seven-year-old grandson who witnessed it.”
“….”
He found the error with complete sincerity.
The Fraudulent Physician’s face, watching this, grew increasingly pale.
At this point, isn’t he actually enjoying the suffering?
.
.
.
A moment later.
I headed toward a residence in Shandong.
Behind me, two members of the Eun Sal Group were being dragged along by the Guard Warriors.
“Who are you? This is where the Ak Regional Commander resides!”
The Guard Officials in front of the residence blocked our path.
“I am aware. Will you deliver this to Ak Dae-in?”
What I handed over was the imperial seal the Emperor had given me.
A seal containing the privilege to handle matters related to me first.
“What is this?”
They tilted their heads in confusion, snatching the scroll from my hand as if it were nothing.
“Ah, be careful! That was bestowed upon me by His Majesty the Emperor.”
“What?”
The white silk wrapping the scroll came undone, revealing the imperial document beneath.
I had wrapped it loosely on purpose.
In the next moment, they trembled visibly at the sight of the crimson and gold splendor that signified the Emperor’s seal.
Even if the imperial edict wasn’t directed at them personally, handling it so carelessly with one hand—as if they’d just snatched it from my grasp—was sacrilege that could see them dragged away without a word of protest.
“Couldn’t you have mentioned that a bit sooner?”
“I was about to tell you, but didn’t you snatch it away?”
“….”
“If Ak Dae-in finds out about this….”
“Gasp!”
“I’m begging you! Please keep this secret.”
“Keep it… secret?”
“Please.”
“Well, it was done in ignorance, and I don’t have a hobby of enjoying others’ suffering anyway.”
I heard Palgap sigh heavily behind me.
Hmm? What did that mean?
Thanks to that, the Guard Officials completely dropped their aggressive demeanor and treated me with utmost caution.
Not only did they realize I had leverage over them, but the fact that I possessed an imperial edict suggested I was no ordinary person.
Soon, the Guard Official who had gone inside returned and spoke respectfully.
“Please come in. But what about those people?”
He gestured toward the members of the assassination group I’d brought, and I answered.
“Imprison them in the Prison. They are members of an assassination group based in Nanking. I discovered evidence of their assassination attempt on Ak Dae-in and brought them here.”
“Is that… truly the case?”
“Yes. That’s why I need to meet with Ak Dae-in.”
They glared at the two assassins with fierce expressions.
Their anger matched their respect for Ak Dae-in.
“Take them to the Prison at once.”
“Yes!”
And I was led inside.
This residence was one of several estates belonging to the Shandong Ak Clan, where Ak Dae-in currently resided.
It wasn’t far from the main family estate of the Shandong Ak Clan located on Mount Tai.
As I waited in the Guest Reception Room, sipping tea, Ak Dae-in entered shortly after.
“It’s been a while.”
“I hope you have been well. I am Eun Seo-ho, Small Guild Master of the Eun Hae Trading Company, and I pay my respects to you.”
“Thanks to you, I am well.”
This was the first time I’d seen him since the matter involving Mo Cheong Manager of Changhae Trading Company and Baekcheon Trading Company.
“So then, why are you giving this to me?”
He placed the imperial edict I had given him on the table and asked.
“And you mentioned bringing those who just attempted to assassinate me.”
“Actually, the sacred decree I wanted to show you isn’t that one—it’s this one.”
I produced a different sacred decree.
As Ak Dae-in received and unfolded it, he looked at me with an expression of astonishment.
That decree authorized me to command any investigation I deemed necessary.
I also drew out the badge of an Inspector Censor from my robes.
Soon after, Ak Dae-in nodded slowly.
“Indeed… I sensed something extraordinary about you from our first meeting. I was about to recommend you work under my command, but it seems His Majesty the Emperor has already claimed you.”
“You are too kind.”
I replied humbly and continued.
“I humbly request that you investigate an assassination group in Nanking known as the Eun Sa Dan.”
The Ak Young-gyeong Regional Commander before me is the Regional Commander of Nanking.
Though he lacks judicial authority, he possesses more than sufficient ability to pressure the Imperial Inspectorate into resolving this matter.
I presented him with limited documentation, cross-verified through the individual who had solicited the Fraudulent Physician and Gung Shin to commit murder.
“Look here—given the murders they’ve committed thus far, these are parasites devouring the Empire. They cannot be overlooked.”
He read through the materials I provided, and his face grew increasingly flushed.
Truly, Ak Dae-in was remarkable.
While he showed little concern about the attempt on his own life, he burned with fury over the other murders.
“Outrageous! How can such villains exist under heaven!”
“Once you investigate this matter and report directly to His Majesty the Emperor, that should suffice.”
“Understood. I shall do so.”
“And there is one more favor I must ask of you.”
I explained Gung Shin’s circumstances to him.
“Therefore, I humbly request a pardon for him.”
“A truly lamentable tale. In such circumstances, who could escape? He too is a victim. And since I remain unharmed, such a matter is easily overlooked.”
“Thank you.”
As I bowed to him, I smiled inwardly.
With this, I had passed the troublesome aftermath to Ak Dae-in.
Now, shall I take Gung Shin and head to the Eun Hae Trading Company Headquarters with peace of mind?

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